St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-04
PROBABLY NOT TRUE.
A Sensational Story to the Effect That
Logan Was the Victim of
Malpractice.
The Fund for the Widow Has Already
Reached the Handsome Sum
Of $4,000.
Interesting Statistics Regarding Grain
Freights and the Price of
Cereals.
A Reduction of Over S9,OOO.OOO in
the National Debt--Con-
gresS' Work.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 think the To-
gan fund now amounts to about $50, 600, 4"
said Capt. George E. Lemon, this after
noon, but | cannot get the exact figures
on account of the meagre returns from the
collecting centers. Among the kilograms
that ] received to-day were the following:'
New York. Jan. Sit affords me great
pleasure TO subscribe $1,000 toward the fund
for Mrs. Logan. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT.
From another Vanderbilt was the follow
ing:
New York, Jan. al subscribe $1,000 to
Mrs. Logan's fund. W. K. VANDERBILT.
Editor Cowles, of the Cleveland Leader,
sent his personal check for $500 for the
Same fund. 1t has been decided TO invest
the money as fast as received in United
States per cents, and this afternoon
Messrs. Morton. Bliss & Co., of New Y DIRK,
were instructed to purchase $1,000 worth
of the securities. These bonds will be reg
istered in the name of Mrs. Mary S. Logan
and delivered to her at once.
GREAT EXCITEMENT
was caused here to-day by the story that
Gen. Logan's death was caused by the eX-
ceSSive administration of morphia and AGO.
mite. 1t was charged that the physicians
covered the generals body with the pune
lures of the hypodermic syringe. and that
they shortened his life by their decision to
keep HIM unconscious. 1t was also part
of the rumor that Logan was actually
dead twelve hours before the fact was
made public. DR.. Lincoln and DR..
Baxter showed most unprofessional
wircing under the charges, and have
been making lengthy denialS to-day. DR..
Lincoln denies that mOrphia was admins
tered hypodermically at all. 1t is said the
undertaken will take an oath that Logan's
body bore many marks of such hypodermic
injections. Lewis Davis. who was Gen.
Logan's body servant for many years, and
is now messenger to Assistant Secretary
Muldrow, of the interior department, said
to the GLOBE correspondent to-day:
think the stories are all false. L am moi
the person to criticise the treatment Gen
Logan received, but think the general was
fully as sick in Chicago in 1876, when Mrs
Logan and myself
NURSED HIM BACK TO HEALTH.
This time he was not restrained as he was
then. Mrs Logan at that time kept hin
under perfect control, and made him obey the
doctors orders strictly. This time he did {
good deal as he pleased The doctors were
very anxious for post mortem. They wanted
to weigh his brain and so on.
was the last to leave the genera
when he died. ! closed his eyes
When the doctors made the request of Mrs
Logan for post mortem she refused posi-
lively. She would not accede to any form o.
embalming that required cutting the body Oh
removing any part of it, She told James, the
coachman, and my self, to wash the body anC
stay By il. Undertaken Barker and his as
sistant were in the room while we were laying
the body out. l say positively that no mark;
OF hypodermic injections were on Gen. Lo
gan's body. Mr.. Barker has been misrepre
scented If it is stated that he said anything t.
the, contrary. This story is going to make
sensation, and may possibly compel Mrs
Logan to allow a post norton to be made, Z
satisfy the public that there was no maprac
tiCe in the case.